Happy New Year's Youtube Resolutions

Everyone knows this time of the year. The one where we wrap up everything that was the best and worst of last year into a neat little bow and make our grand plans for the new year. My resolution is to become a professional bodybuilder and also the president, because if I'm going to fail a resolution it might as well be a grand one. We all follow the same pattern of grand plans, and then larger and larger concessions to that resolution each day. "I'm gonna study every night" becomes "I'm gonna study every weeknight" becomes "I'm gonna study sometime this year". The execution of the plan is always easier said then done. 

For those of you who have had resolutions to try to come up with your own ideas and be creative, I have some resolution ideas for you to steal. 

1. Be impressively talented at something.

There is a huge amount of things to do in the world, and an infinite amount of things you can invent or imagine. The key is to take some obscure thing and become the best in the world at it. This is all over Youtube, and it's really cool to see how some people have perfected the simplest things. There is a Chinese woman who can stamp envelopes really fast, and it's amazing. There is a guy who plays Tetris so good, that it honestly seems like cheating. He has gotten so good he can play Tetris in which the pieces are invisible! The world's fastest clapper guy took an insanely simple thing that we can all do, and did it better than anyone had ever done it. I think one of the coolest things a person can do is leave their legacy somewhere.

2. Be inspired, and then inspire someone.

Youtube can make you cry if you want to, there is so many moving motivational stories that it's almost impossible to not be inspired. There is the quadruple amputee who reminds you that putting your mind to something will allow you to overcome any obstacle, and to be thankful for everything you have. The school football team that rallies around the autistic students and helps their teammate score his first touchdown ever. The rescued puppy, that in turn becomes a caregiver and protector for another orphaned puppy. If you look for it, you will find the motivation and inspiration that you need to be a better person, and you should share that with someone else. You yourself can become an inspiration by tackling the adversity in your life. 

3. Laugh

In the current American mindset there is a lot of negativity. This comes from a good intention, the worry about how to improve our future society. However, in all this seriousness and criticism and hard work, it is vitally important for us to maintain our whimsicality and ability to connect to those around the world through humor. There is a new special by Bo Burnham called "what." on Youtube. He tackles quite a few heavy issues and it is not for the easily offended, but I think it is wonderful how he can make so many people happy with laughter. There is a reason people say "laughter is the best medicine", not because of the literal medicinal properties, but because of how wonderful it feels and how it can heal emotional and societal gashes. 

I wish everyone the best of luck with their New Year's Resolutions. Thanks for reading